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2022 Year in Review Focus on Europe

Looking back at 2022 , several factors and trends effectively reshaped the cyber threat landscape for industrial control systems ( ICS ) and operational technology ( OT ) in Europe . The escalated conflict between Russia and Ukraine raised alarm bells and prompted ICS / OT asset owners in Europe and around the globe to shore up their defenses against the possibility of destructive or disruptive cyber attacks .

Of particular concern are geographically dispersed industrial operations such as renewable electric generation , electric transmission , upstream and midstream oil and gas , and water and wastewater management . Set against this complex geopolitical context , the frequency and sophistication in the number of targeted cyber threats that focus on infiltrating and disrupting industrial control systems continues to grow in 2023 .

Fortunately , many industrial organisations have grown more cognisant of the threats and vulnerabilities they face . Analysis from Dragos Professional Services engagements in 2022 showed hopeful improvements in the percentage of organisations that have tackled the way they handle security perimeters and external connections . However , statistics from these field observations also demonstrate that the industrial community still has a lot of work to do to improve OT network visibility , segmentation , and controlling connections and credentials over ICS / OT assets . u

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